| 1 basic (or primary) level; grass roots: |
| | 基层单位 basic (or grass-roots) unit; unit at the grass-roots level |
| | 基层党委 primary Party Committee |
| | 基层干部 cadre at the basic (or grass-roots) level |
| | 基层工作 grass-roots work |
| | 基层监督 grass-roots supervision |
| | 基层民主 grass-roots democracy; democracy at the basic level |
| | 基层文化 canteen culture |
| | 基层选举 elections at the basic level |
| | 基层政权组织 organization of political power at the grass-roots level |
| | 深入基层了解情况 go down to the grass-roots level to learn about the situation |
